Abroad

I am no longer in Japan. After a wonderful 19-month stint in the Land of the Rising Sun, I've decided to move on.

Current location: Durham, England. :)

Spent three days in London last week, following a day of sight-seeing in Cambridge. Off for a whistle-stop tour of Edinburgh, Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester, and back to Leeds, before landing again in St. Neots, Jo's home town. Good tea, good times, good friends.

Hoping to have photos up sometime, but it'll be a little difficult without a computer.

Talk to you again soon,
Thom-not-in-Japan

Why would A-list stars appear in Japanese commercials?

Good question. ABC News answers here. (Verdict: money.)

Brad Pitt and Cameron Diaz are both mentioned in this story, but other stars have done the ol' "Lost in Translation" shuffle-to-the-bank as well; including Tommy Lee Jones (my personal favorite), Bruce Willis, and even Ahhhnold (who was apparently in Japan hawking crack).




Okay, back to packing.

First post of 2007

Happy 2007! Hope your New Year is looking well. I'm back from Tokyo, where me, my beautiful better half, and a few others spent New Year's Eve, Day, and beyond. I've got a bunch of stories to share, but they'll have to wait until after I get my Nagoya-stuffs organized a little more (i.e. get some underwear washed).

Until then,
T.i.J.

Jo and I in front of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.